Canastota: [Possible] Brief History of the Three Pines of Canastota

Kniste Stota was the historic name of the village, a term used by the local Oneida Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy, meaning "cluster of pines near still waters".^{[citation needed]} The village recently celebrated the bicentennial of its settlement by European-Americans. [Wikipaedia]

For a series of photos from around Canastota, look at Kathe Harrington’s blog, A Day in Canastota.

Ghost Building in Canastota

Mural of the Erie Canal at Canastota

Today the trains fly through Canastota fast and elevated. The New York State Thruway skirts the north end of town, where there is an exit.

Back, way back (around 1825 to the early decades of the 20th century )the original Erie Canal put and kept Canastota on the map. 

Today most towns honor their segments of the Canal with parks, murals and museums. The state  improved the towpath for bicycles and walking. In Syracuse the Erie Canal Museum lives in the only remaining weighlock building in the United States.

Dragon Flies at Great Swamp Conservancy in Canastota

Characteristic	Dragonfly	Damselfly
Eyes	most have eyes that touch, or nearly touch, at the top of the head	eyes are clearly separated, usually appearing to each side of the head
Body	usually stocky	usually long and slender
Wing Shape	dissimilar wing pairs, with hind wings broader at the base	all wings similar in shape
Position at Rest	wings held open, horizontally or downwards	wings held closed, usually over abdomen
Discal Cell	divided into triangles	undivided, quadrilateral
Male Appendages	pair of superior anal appendages, single inferior appendage	two pairs of anal appendages
Female Appendages	most have vestigial ovipositors	functional ovipositors
Larvae	breathe through rectal tracheal gills; stocky bodies	breathe through caudal gills; slender bodies

Great Swamp Conservancy in Canastota

Boardwalk through the wet and dense bottomland swamp.

 Brilliant cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, blooming in a rare spot of sunlight in the swamp.

Teasel at Great Swamp Conservancy in Canastota

Dipsacus fullonum

Good colors, nice font...sprucing up Canastota!